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Part of the job I do entails a lot of driving, 200 plus miles a day, sometimes it is straight around the M25, other times traffic necesitates a detour, mostly it can be frustrating sometimes rewarding. I recently had a PM from Seth to ask if I was interested in a chest his mum had got more than 30 years ago "From a guy up the street" Pics would follow..... of course, sight unseen I had agreed, and when the pics arrived, I was pleased and Nicola was over the moon. We have a small linnen chest she had built a few years ago, before my time, but none of the joints had been glued and the screws were not forced in, in a manly fashion, so it was very wonky to say the least, but has served its purpost perfectly over the years. I popped in at Chez Seths after fetching the chest and spent some time chatting and drinking Katies tea, before bringing the chest home. Nicola and I got it upstairs, I unpacked the old one and we sat back to enjoy our gift. Mostly made from Oak, it has some age, and I wish we knew a lot more about its origens etc. Next up, I need to do a very sympathetic resto on the centre lid panel which is a bit the worse for wear. I am not going to touch the outside patina and even the resto needs to be almost invisible. This is what we have. Tabitha, the old girl, inspecting the chest, where one or more of them tends to sleep at night.  You can see the damage to the panel from here, but it should be a reasonably easy fix.  Looking forward to this resto, and again a huge Thank You to Mamma Seth and to Seth and Katie for letting us have it in our house. |
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Last Edit: Dec 26, 2011 12:44:57 GMT by grizz
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Very nice  I was thinking just yesterday about how much I like oak furniture, and how looking at pale yellow pine furniture actually makes me feel ill. An insight into my mind. Pretty cat btw. |
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Looks 17th Century panelled coffer chest (my parents have a ton of similar era furniture) - for a better explanation look here - fiskeandfreeman.com/Learning_Coffers.aspx, they're ten a penny in old english houses but sell for quite a bit through dealers 500-1000 sterling, I love the richness of the colour. Something worth checking for is woodworm grizz, furniture this old, it's probably been attacked at one point in its life. |
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I had one very similar to the second one down on the Fiske and Freeman coffer page. around the same size and heavily carved. It was my Grandfathers and, when he installed central heating, it suffered badly from splitting. When I got it, I fed it from the inside with gallons of linseed and, living in a non-centrally heated house, got the splits to close up again after several months. Just be careful if you're putting it by that radiator when you've done it.
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When I saw the title I thought you were actually building the Ark of the Covenant..................Is there nothing you can't make with that Lathe. ;D
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Glad you got it rehoused OK Grizz (also glad I can't see what's on that chair next to it!) Do hope I didn't leave any covenants in it. I very much doubt it has existed as a chest for more than 100 years though the oak panels could be a bit older. I think the design of the carving and that rope beading around the lid are more turn of the century Arts and Crafts. Also the back and the base are pine planks I think, maybe floor boards?Those ones in the link show backs made of larger panels of probably the same wood as the rest of the coffer. As Grizz knows, it has sat by a radiator for the last 30 years so is unlikely to suffer any more in that respect. |
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Dec 10, 2011 16:44:01 GMT
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the carved panels look remarkably like what my dads bath panel is made of and they came out of a 1920's front door
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Dec 14, 2011 11:20:10 GMT
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I too would've tagged this as a 1920-30s piece, nicely made and designed to last. I know you'll do right by it, you have an affinity with wood that eludes me.
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Dec 14, 2011 18:26:21 GMT
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Oh lovely piece, and I know you will do a great job of a resto on it |
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Dec 14, 2011 19:25:35 GMT
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I have to ask - when you opened it, did all hell break loose  |
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Dec 14, 2011 22:12:08 GMT
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I have to ask - when you opened it, did all hell break loose Naaahhhh.... that already happened when I met Nicola the first time and knew I was going to marry her. (Same principle though) |
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Dec 26, 2011 12:39:12 GMT
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Well, that's another job done. Boxing day fiddling I would call it. I dismantled the old repairs to the panel, cleaned it up and then re-assembled it all, used a bit of wood glue to join the lot up, with some pressure. The back of the lid gets 4mm hardboard, cut exactly to shape and fixed with panel pins. While I was at it, I also used a wet cloth to wash off some of the patina, and dust from the grooves etc, tomorrow when the wood glue has dried sufficiently, I will use a few coats of furniture wax or maybe even Danish Oil to seal the lot and then buff it all to recreate some of the patina and shine that was there before. I am very pleased with the outcome, as we did not want to lose any or very much of the aged look of this chest.  Right, now to go start the fire and do some decent thick steaks, pork belly with Cajun spices and Chicken breast strips marinated in sweet Thai Chilli sauce..... that will be lunch then. Followed by some quiet time down in the shed, getting the bits sorted, measured for the Cigar Box Guitar. |
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